There is a county in Henan that has not changed its name for nearly three thousand years. It is called "the first county in China" by many people. The reason why it has such a high title is not because of its developed economy or its strong historical background, but because of a

There is a county in Henan, which has not changed its name for nearly three thousand years. It is called by many people as "China's No. 1 County". The reason why it has such a high title is not because of its developed economy or its strong historical background, but because of a charming woman and a poignant and touching love story.

She was a woman in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of her beautiful and fragrant appearance, she triggered a war between three vassal states and eventually led to the destruction of two vassal states. Although the ancients said that beauty is a disaster, all this is not her fault. She never thought of getting involved in power, but she was involuntarily involved in political struggles and could not escape the arrangement of fate.

She became the queen of two countries. In order to save her ex-husband, she had to marry another man. The final ending was the most touching. She and her ex-husband committed suicide together. This woman was Xigui, known as one of the four beauties of the Spring and Autumn Period. In fact, Xi Gui's surname is not Xi. She was born in the Chen Kingdom and was the princess of the Chen Kingdom. She was called Mrs. Xi because she was married to Xihou of the Xi Kingdom.

There is a particularly legendary story about Xi Gui marrying Xi Hou from afar. It is said that she was born in autumn, but on the day of her birth, peach blossoms bloomed all over the sky. Because the peach blossoms only bloom in spring, Chen's imperial advisor believed that this was a bad omen. If he stayed in Chen, it would definitely bring disaster, so the king of Chen married his daughter to Xi.

If Xi Gui got married smoothly, perhaps the bizarre and twists and turns that followed would not have happened, but she happened to visit her once on the way to get married, which eventually led to a tragedy. Xi Gui has a sister named Cai Gui , who is married to the king of Cai Gui . Cai Gui and Xi Gui are neighbors and have a very good relationship. Besides, it is only natural for Xi Gui to visit her sister and brother-in-law.

However, when Cai Hou saw Xi Gui's stunning appearance, he fell deeply in love with her. During the period when Xi Gui was in the State of Cai, Marquis Cai not only spoke frivolously to her, but even acted excessively. Xi Gui didn't want to ruin her sister's marital relationship, so she swallowed her anger and did not tell Cai Gui the truth.

When she arrived in the country of Xi, Xi Gui often shed tears silently, with a look of grievance and sadness. After Xihou asked again and again, Xigui told her husband about Caihou teasing her. This kind of thing was tantamount to a great shame and humiliation for Xihou. He vowed to take revenge on Caihou. However, Xiguo was a small country after all and did not eliminate the strength of Caiguo, so he thought of Chu State.

The Chu State was very powerful at that time, and King Wen of Chuwen was very ambitious and was looking for an opportunity to plot northward. Xihou's move played into his plans. King Chu Wen received Xihou's request for help, and immediately sent his troops to attack the Cai State. He wiped out the Cai State without any effort and captured Caihou alive.

Later, Marquis of Cai learned that it was Xihou who had incited King Chu Wen to attack the state of Cai. He was furious. He immediately went to King Chu Wen to slander him, telling him how beautiful and gentle Xi Gui was. Finally, King Chu Wen had the opportunity to take her as his own. Some thoughts. In 680 BC, King Wen of Chu led his troops to Xiguo as a "guest" as a good friend.

In order to thank King Chu Wen for his help, Xihou entertained King Chu Wen with grand etiquette. However, King Chu Wen made a very excessive request, hoping that Xihou's wife Xi Gui would come out to accompany him. Faced with such an unreasonable request, Xihou was furious, but Xiguo was weak, so he did not dare to fall out with King Chu Wen, and he did not have the strength to confront Chu Wen, so he had no choice but to agree to King Chu Wen's request.

Xi Gui came slowly. King Chu Wen only glanced at her and immediately ordered the destruction of Xi Guo and abducted Xi Gui. Although King Chu Wen was very powerful, he paid great attention to Xi Gui. After returning to the Chu Kingdom, King Chu Wen immediately made her his queen. However, Xi Gui was a kind and righteous woman. She refused to obey her and planned to die. Mingzhi. King Chu Wen was determined to win, and finally threatened Xihou's life, so Xi Gui had no choice but to marry King Chu Wen.

Don't be favored by the present and forget the kindness of the past.

Looking at the flowers is full of tears, not sharing the words of the King of Chu

King Chu Wen loves Xi Gui very much, but for three years, Xi Gui has never said a word to King Chu Wen. King Chu Wen was puzzled by this and repeatedly asked Xi Gui why he was like this. Xi Gui said heartbrokenly: " As a woman, I married two husbands. Since I can't keep my integrity and die, what qualifications do I have to speak? "

King Chu Wen believed that all the things were caused by Cai Hou. In order to please Xi Gui, he sent troops to attack Cai Guo again. This time, he not only completely eliminated Cai Guo, but also imprisoned Cai Hou to death. Despite this, King Chu Wen still did not win back Xi Gui's heart, nor did he extinguish Xi Gui's feelings for her ex-husband Xihou.

At this time, Xihou had become a gatekeeper in Chu State. Once, while King Chu Wen was away, Xi Gui secretly had a private meeting with Xihou. The two had not seen each other for many years. For a moment, they couldn't help but cry in each other's arms. In the thick of love, they hit the wall together and died.

Chu Gong swept his brows blankly, and was speechless about the late spring.

The only death in the eternity of hardships, how sad is Mrs. Xixi alone?

It is said that after the death of Xi Gui, many peach trees grew up in the place where she died for love. Every spring, there are people here. The peach blossoms are in full bloom and extremely bright, just like Xi Gui, who captivated the country and the city, so later generations also respectfully called her "Mrs. Peach Blossom". Many years later, the country system of counties and counties was implemented. In memory of the love between Xi Gui and Xi Hou, people called this place Xixian (under Xinyang City, Henan Province), and the name has never been changed since then.